Walsh and Koundouris hold on to pole in Perth

Ash Walsh and James Koundouris have hung on to pole position following Qualifying 2 this morning in Barbagallo, ahead of Round 3 of the CAMS Australian GT Championship.

The Supabarn Supermarkets duo held provisional pole position overnight, but with many expecting times to tumble this morning it made for a nervous wait

They needn’t have worried, the Barbagallo circuit not offering the grip many hoped it would, with times much slower that the opening qualifying session on Friday.

Audi locked out the front row with Kelvin van der Linde and Geoff Emery alongside in the Valvoline Jamec Pem entry, while Daniel Gaunt set the third best time on Friday afternoon to see he and Gary Higgon third for Kentucky Fried Chicken.

The opening 60-minute race is scheduled for 12:25 before tomorrow’s second and final race of the weekend at 11:30.

Both races will be shown live on Fox Sports, channel 506.

Race 1 Starting Order

Pos

Car

Competitor/Team

Driver

Vehicle

Q1 Time

Q2 Time

Best Time

R1 CTPS

1

44

Supabarn Supermarkets

Ash Walsh/James Koundouris

Audi R8 LMS

55.428

58.585

55.428

84

2

74

Valvoline Jamec Pem

Kelvin van der Linde/Geoff Emery

Audi R8 LMS

55.717

57.699

55.717

96

3

124

Kentucky Fried Chicken

Daniel Gaunt/Gary Higgon

Audi R8 LMS

55.788

01.775

55.788

69

4

14

PM Motorsport

Peter Major

Lamborghini R-EX

55.827

58.342

55.827

71

5

23

JBS Australia

Roger Lago

Lamborghini R-EX

55.981

58.860

55.981

66

6

51

AMAC Motorsport

Brad Shiels/Andrew Macpherson

Lamborghini Huracan GT3

56.093

59.046

56.093

52

7

911

MEGA Racing

Liam Talbot

Porsche 911 GT3-R

56.333

56.738

56.333

61

8

59

YNA Autosport

Fraser Ross

McLaren 650S GT3

56.483

56.767

56.483

69

9

100

BMW Team SRM

Steve Richards/James Bergmuller

BMW M6 GT3

56.524

00.305

56.524

62

10

11

Objective Racing

Tony Walls

McLaren 650S GT3

56.731

57.355

56.731

36

11

8

WM Waste Management Services

Max Twigg

Mercedes-AMG GT3

56.819

58.298

56.819

48

12

19

Hogs Breath Café/Griffith Corporation

Jake Camilleri/Mark Griffith

Mercedes-AMG GT3

56.826

58.320

56.826

38

13

24

Moveitnet/AFS

Tony Bates

Mercedes-AMG GT3

56.932

59.436

56.932

40

14

5

GT Motorsport

Greg Taylor

Audi R8 LMS

57.107

59.483

57.107

36

15

3

Ah Apartments

Ash Samadi

Audi R8 LMS

57.148

57.810

57.148

28

16

101

DJS Racing

Danny Stuttered

BMW M6 GT3

57.250

59.040

57.250

40

17

222

Scott Taylor Motorsport

Scott Taylor

Mercedes-AMG GT3

57.543

1:00.426

57.543

32

18

7

Darrell Lea

Tony Quinn

McLaren 650S GT3

1:01.944

1:00.757

1:00.757

40

*Danny Suttered will start rear-of-grid following a chequered flag infringement.